Our country’s earliest invasive plants originated mostly in Europe as our ancestors brought them from their homelands to grow in the new world. Today invaders come from the world over as they are imported intentionally as nursery stock to decorate our landscapes or inadvertently in soil along with those landscape plants. Three of today’s worst [Continue]
A few columns back, I mentioned that my husband and I have moved from our one-acre property to a smaller ¼-acre yard with many challenges. We closed the sale of our former home at the end of September leaving a garden still producing bountifully, apples and pears yet unharvested and grapes fermenting on the vines. [Continue]
The outdoor gardening season is over in Wisconsin, so it’s time to learn something interesting for which the average gardener will probably find no practical application. You can always throw your new knowledge and vocabulary words around to impress your friends though. Have you ever wondered how plants like clematis, grapes, peas, cucumbers, squash, ivies [Continue]